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Release Date:
12 August 1978 (Hong Kong)
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A dying teacher instructs his final student to check on the activities of five former pupils, each of...
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Kung Fu
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Mask
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Martial Arts
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Kung Fu Master
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Judge
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Weekly Poll Results: Best Martial Arts Movie
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Highly enjoyable kung-fu flick
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Cast
(Credited cast)| Sheng Chiang | ... | Yang Tieh | |
| Philip Kwok | ... | He Yuan-xin, Gecko / Lizard (as Kuo Chui) | |
| Feng Lu | ... | Zhang Yiao-tian, Centipede | |
| Pai Wei | ... | Qi Dong, Snake | |
| Chien Sun | ... | Ma Chow, Scorpion | |
| Meng Lo | ... | Liang Shen, Toad | |
| Lung Wei Wang | ... | Judge | |
| Feng Ku | ... | Yuen | |
| Shu Pei Sun | |||
| Liu Huang Shih | |||
| Lao Shen | |||
| Hui Huang Lin | |||
| Ching Ho Wang | |||
| Han Chen Wang | |||
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Szu-ying Chien | |||
| Fai Wong Lam | |||
| Tung Ting | |||
| Dick Wei | ... | Master (as Tu Lung) | |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Five Venoms (International: English title) (UK) (video title)
Five Deadly Venoms (USA)
Ng duk (Hong Kong: Cantonese title)
The Five Deadly Venoms (USA) (dubbed version)
The Five Venoms (Hong Kong: English title) (original subtitled version)
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Five Deadly Venoms (USA)
Ng duk (Hong Kong: Cantonese title)
The Five Deadly Venoms (USA) (dubbed version)
The Five Venoms (Hong Kong: English title) (original subtitled version)
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Hong Kong:97 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Finland:K-15 |
Canada:14A (Ontario) (re-rated 2009) |
Canada:18A (Ontario) (re-rated 2005) |
Canada:R (Ontario) (1979) |
UK:18 |
USA:R |
Hong Kong:IIB
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The "snake" role was originally intended for a woman.
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Miscellaneous: Near the end where Lizard, Scorpion and the last pupil confront Snake and Centipede at the Snake's home, Lizard addresses Centipede as, "Number 5." The Centipede was actually "Number 1," and was referred to as such throughout the rest of the movie. The Toad was "Number 5," and was referred to as such throughout the rest of the movie. This is undoubtedly an error in the English dubbing, not in the original Chinese dialogue.
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Featured in Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu (2003) (TV)
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Why is there a spider on the cover of the Celestial Pictures DVD? There is no "spider venom" in this movie.What are the kung-fu specialty gimmicks used in this movie?
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The Five Deadly Venoms is a great kung-fu action movie wrapped in a whodunnit mystery. There are all the usual telltale signs of a kung-fu flick: great choreography, awful dubbing, different "styles" of fighting, and a wide range of greatly exaggerated, often cheesey human emotions. However the plot certainly is better than average. It's interesting and holds your attention throughout the non-fight scenes. Occasionally it's even able to fire up the audience, such as when X character receives horrible injustice.
Another thing I love about the Five Deadly Venoms is the beautiful simplicity of the movie's morals and themes. Just about everyone gets what's coming to them. The cowardly, greedy, and corrupt lose out. The bad guys, consumed by selfish greed are ultimately destroyed by their own treachery and backstabbing. The good guys use teamwork, planning, and integrity to overcome the odds and come out on top.
Poison Clan rocks!